Binance sees customers pulling funds out after covering bulk of stolen $6.3 billion
What happened
Binance has covered 95% of the $6.3 billion in tokens stolen from its platform and will restore withdrawals in stages from Sunday, according to Reuters.
The first stage covers Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB, Solana, XRP, Dogecoin and other tokens, and begins between 06:00 and 09:00 GMT.
The remaining 5% consists of less liquid tokens, so gathering enough of them may take longer, Binance said.
The FBI said North Korean hackers carried out the 29 October attack and are converting the stolen assets mostly into Ethereum.
The bureau expects them to launder the funds through decentralized finance platforms and instant exchange services, and has published a list of linked crypto addresses.
Coinbase has changed its cold storage systems as a precaution, while Gemini added alerts and limits on moving funds, according to Економічна правда.
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